- Submitted by
- lisaelizabethscott
- Observations date
- Saturday, January 22, 2022 at 22:00
- Location
- 51.386350° N 116.870940° W
- Reporting on
- Snow conditions
/-116.87094,51.38635,8,0,0/1026x200?access_token=pk.eyJ1IjoiYXZhbGFuY2hlY2FuYWRhIiwiYSI6ImNqd2dvZmUxdzE4ZWg0M2tkaXpuNG95aTQifQ.pBLM87fE3sIxRJqJT7Bf7g "Hospital Creek")
Quick
Avalanche
Snowpack
Weather
Incident
Information
- Activity
- Snowmobiling
Group details
- People fully buried?
- 1
- People partly buried with impaired breathing?
- 1
- People injured (caught but not buried)?
- 1
- People involved?
- 3
Terrain details
- Snow depth at trigger point
- Shallow
- Terrain traps
- Gully or depression
Comments
2 snowmobilers at top of slope, triggered wind slab and both were carried in the avalanche for about 400m. The slab was 20cm-70cm deep. 1 person deployed an air bag and stayed on top of the debris and suffered minor injuries. The 2nd person was fully buried, recovered by friends and helpful bystanders and was flown to hospital with more serious injuries.
